The sergeant was going over the schedule at the Army base. “I’m sorry to report,” he said, “that due to funding cuts, our exercises on the rifle range are going to be canceled for the fifth week in a row – maybe for the rest of the year.” He flipped through his papers. “Don’t worry though, the semi-annual physical fitness test is still on as planned.”
From the back of the platoon, a voice piped up, “Does it bother anyone else that HQ doesn’t seem to care how well we can shoot, but they’re extremely interested in how fast we can run?”
